Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-29
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TEMPERANCE cotlyu,s

RadIcaIism 5Ssa
we come now to notice that n. j. sS
of rum is either right or wronr y !, Y
is right. there is no justice il N.Y.
the privilege of engaging ther,s s s sSGS
few persons with certain sneciss .ssSi Si's| ssS
acters, and who have a certain ,ns { ssa| .'s3|
of money which they can spare y nh SS
permission of government to din S; s,.sSs
righteous trade. Hence, on anv 4 l 0
whatever, the license system i !. y M s!|
justice. Being Unjust, no man vho. sssS 4 q
to deal righteoFsly with his fellou gsIa: ssI|S
is at liberty support the system S ;.|E
rs unjust, every christian man mus M .;S'
his face against it. There is noro0m M sS
policy; it is a question of right. AM, SSa|
the light of truth and duty, he mus ,sI:| M
governed.
But if the business is not right tbs IN
beyond all question, we are not at m. i;|IS
w 10 Incense II. Law must not sauA IL
tion that which is wrong. Thereis :, @ ~
easy way of getting rid of hard an. y
tions by supposing what we do in ls,, Z
companies we are not indiyidual,, :. : 81
sponsible for. But this is not co,,s, III
What a man does in company vis Is
others, he does Just as certainly ,,ik
for the doing he is just as respopSn. N N
as if he acted alone. We should ,,si
member then, if license for rum selN,E
obtains through our vote, orby or,#
influence, or our silence and ipdif. HI
ence,, we are responsible for what ,
does, Now, let me say to- every ms b
who casts his vote in favor Of me-
thing or throws his influence on MI
side, that he is engaged in rumselun b
along with the owner of the salssE
and the bartenders. The timeis ipsS
here, when churches, will have toreY,E
nize the act of granting license, orwM
ing license ticket, or, for man MI
will do it. as being guilty of the iuE
trade, and deal with it accordingly. N
man may own saloon and yet nersE;
sell gill of liquors h9lnself-dirsctE
He may do all this through his agaE
But who would regard him anyhE
more favorably for selling his lignaS
by the hands of another? But n
might furnish the building in whsN
the iniquity is done. Indeed he \
rent or lease this building by his gss
and still a discriminating world hdsss
him responsible.
There is no way out of it. If a chfsI
ian man aids this business, directly |?
indirectly, he is guilty, and God nj
hold him to account in the day 4
judgement.
am willing to- grant that men mi
be in favor of license, and also vss
temperance to prevail And yet nI
charity is almost tortured when %
cetfe so much. I can only grant itq
the ground of an almost unpardonst
ignorance. Of course with such a IN,
policy has taken the place OF princil
This should never be, but stillit
There are men who are wonderful
constructed, who can hold that dril
ing is the great source of ruin in I
country, and that the rum trade is
means of keeping up the evil, and
favor perpetuating the business I
they know and admit to be the great
curse the nation eyer knew! It is
markable that so much inconsistel
can be bound up in one suit Of clotl
But so it is. There are a few of th
curiosities mot to say intellectual n
descripts) right in Hurley. Now as
are determined to be charitable, we
disposed to put it all down to the
count of logical stupidity, or an ut
want of reading and thought on
subject.
want to say a little to preach,
just now. You have many heartac
oyer this matter. You wish and p
that the whole traffic may come
speedy end. You know that all of
success is at the expense of the chu
of Christ and the morals and spiritu
ity of the people. This is what !!
know. But what do you do? Do
cry aloud against this evil or are!
waiting to see if prohibition is gc
to be popular before you launch "
theological man OF war against t
immense abomnation When wey
have gained the day, we will not nj
your help. 1t is now, when men
wayering. when their hearts are
need of courage that your words,
your heroism is in demand. We VI
you now, brethern. This is the b
for you to serve as recruiting ofic
and to come to the front with a III
holy radicalism that will make all
hosts stand in their lots till we
have won the victory.
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